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AUTOMATIC MANUFACTURING MACHINE File Jan. l5, 1959 22 Sheets-Sheet 14 April 14, 1964 c. M. RwELY ETAL 3,129,043

AUTOMATIC MANUFACTURING MACHINE Filed Jan. l5, 1959 22 Sheets-Sheet 15 April 14, 1964 c. M. RIVELY` ETAL 3,129,043

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1. AN ARTICLE-FABRICATING APPARATUS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLE-SUPPORTING UNITS ON WHICH ARTICLES ARE DISPOSED AND A DEVICE COMPRISING A CARRIAGE, MEANS FOR CAUSING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID ARTICLE-SUPPORTING UNITS, MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID CARRIAGE AND MOVABLE WITH RESPECT THERETO AND OPERABLE TO PERFORM A FABRICATING OPERATION FOR SAID ARTICLES, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CARRIAGE-SUPPORTED MEANS, THE RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE-SUPPORTED MEANS WITH RESPECT TO SAID CARRIAGE BEING SUCH THAT A PORTION OF SAID CARRIAGE-SUPPORTED MEANS IS RELATIVELY STATIONARY WITH RESPECT TO SAID ARTICLESUPPORTING UNITS DURING A PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF THE RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID CARRIAGE AND SAID ARTICLESUPPORTING UNITS TO PERMIT SAID CARRIAGE-SUPPORTED MEANS TO PERFORM THE FABRICATING OPERATION FOR SAID ARTICLES. 